Summer Villa and the McKay-Salmon House

Summer Villa and the McKay-Salmon House
Nearest city SR 1291, near Lillington, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°24′18″N 78°51′54″W / 35.40500°N 78.86500°W / 35.40500; -78.86500Coordinates: 35°24′18″N 78°51′54″W / 35.40500°N 78.86500°W / 35.40500; -78.86500
Area 45 acres (18 ha)
Built 1849 (1849), c. 1885
Architectural style Classical Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 85000902[1]
Added to NRHP April 25, 1985

Summer Villa and the McKay-Salmon House is a historic plantation complex and national historic district located near Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina. It encompasses seven contributing buildings on a rural farm complex. Summer Villa was built about 1849, and is a two-story, five bay, Greek Revival style dwelling updated in the early 20th century Classical Revival style. It features a central, two-story pedimented portico supported by monumental Doric order columns with a one-story wraparound porch. The outbuildings associated with Summer Villa include the "Playhouse", carriage house (c. 1850), corn crib and three outbuildings. The McKay-Salmon House built in the last quarter of the 19th century and is a one-story decorated frame cottage.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Allison Harris Black and Michael Hill (December 1984). "Summer Villa and the McKay-Salmon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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